district (or among them) in the south. Carter was the establishment dem, and Karen Peterson was most aligned with the AOC / Bernie wing. Cedric Richmond, outgoing chair of the congressional black caucus (took job in Biden admin) endorsed Carter, rather than remaining on the sidelines.
From NOLA.com
Peterson emphasized progressive views during the campaign and won Chambers’ endorsement. Peterson also had the support of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Georgia’s Stacey Abrams, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Black Lives Matter PAC, the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, the Working Families Party and EMILY’s List, which supports pro-abortion rights female Democrats.
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Carter noted his support from Richmond and such Biden allies in the House as U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn from South Carolina and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries from New York. He also had the support of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams; East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome; Helena Moreno, an at-large New Orleans City Council member; Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, a Republican; and all eight of the Black state senators not running in the race.
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_adfe1c50-a527-11eb-8407-bb5d7601ace2.html
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